WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/ECU/17 
21 June 2006 
 
 (06-3031) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 10 May 2006, is  being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Ecuador .  The notification concerns imports under tariff quotas ( Table MA:2 ) for the 
years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005. 
  
 
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Page 2 Table MA:2 
MARKET ACCESS:  Ecuador 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2001 
 
Lists Relating to Tariff and Other Quota Commitments 
 
Description of products Tariff item  number(s) encompassed in product 
description Tariff quota quantity for period in 
question 
(in tonnes)  In-quota imports during period 
(in tonnes) (c) 
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of the 
Schedule) (from Section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of the 
Schedule) (derived from Section I-B (or I-A) 
of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 4 
Whole turkeys, fresh or chilled 0207.22.00 250 0 
Cuts and offal of fowls of the species Gallus 
domesticus , frozen  0207.14.00 2,500 0 
Milk in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a 
fat content, by weight, not  exceeding 1.5 per cent 0402.10.00 (a)   
Milk in powder, granules or other solid forms, not 
containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, 
of a fat content, by wei ght, exceeding 1.5 per cent  0402.21.00 (a) 1,250 0 
Other, of a fat content of 26 per cent or more by 
weight of the dry product  0402.29.00 (a)   
Glucose 1702.30.90 1,500 0 
Glucose containing fructose 1702.40.10 200 0 
Glucose syrup 1702.40.20 100 0 
Flint maize – other 1005.90.00 19,678 19,678 
Grain sorghum – other 1007.00.90 12,300 11,917 
Maize (corn) starch 1108.12.00 137 0 
Soya-bean oil-cake  2304.00.00 17,000 17,000 
Oil-cake of colza or rape seeds  2306.40.00 6,000 0 
Wheat, all headings (other than for animal 
consumption) 1001.00.00 480,000 0  
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Barley, other, except for seed 1003.00.90 (b) 
Malt, not roasted  1107.10.00 (b) 16,000 0 
Wheat starch 1108.11.00 120 0 
 
Prepared by : Department for the Strategic Mana gement of Agricultural Production  
 
Notes  
(a) There is a single, combined, quota for s ubheadings 0402.10.00, 0402.21.00 and 0402.29.00. 
(b) There is a single, combined, quota for subheadings 1003.00.90 and 1107.10.00. 
(c) No in-quota imports are recorded for many products given that  the tariff in force was below the in-quota rate.  Imports wer e therefore out-of-quota. 
 
  
 
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Page 4 Table MA:2 
MARKET ACCESS:  Ecuador 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2002 
 
Lists Relating to Tariff and Other Quota Commitments 
 
Description of products Tariff item  number(s) encompassed in product 
description Tariff quota quantity for period in 
question 
(in tonnes)  In-quota imports during period 
 
(in tonnes) (c) 
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of the 
Schedule) (from Section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of the 
Schedule) (derived from Section I-B (or I-A) 
of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 4 
Whole turkeys, fresh or chilled 0207.22.00 250 0 
Cuts and offal of fowls of the species Gallus 
domesticus , frozen 0207.14.00 2,500 0 
Milk in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a 
fat content, by weight, not  exceeding 1.5 per cent 0402.10.00 (a)   
Milk in powder, granules or other solid forms, not 
containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, 
of a fat content, by wei ght, exceeding 1.5 per cent 0402.21.00 (a) 1,250 0 
Other, of a fat content of 26 per cent or more by 
weight of the dry product 0402.29.00 (a)   
Glucose 1702.30.90 1,500 0 
Glucose containing fructose 1702.40.10 200 0 
Glucose syrup 1702.40.20 100 0 
Flint maize – other 1005.90.00 19,678 19,678 
Grain sorghum – other 1007.00.90 12,300 11,917 
Maize (corn) starch 1108.12.00 137 0 
Soya-bean oil-cake 2304.00.00 17,000 17,000 
Oil-cake of colza or rape seeds 2306.40.00 6,000 0 
Wheat, all headings (other than for animal 
consumption) 1001.00.00 480,000 0  
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Barley, other, except for seed 1003.00.90 (b) 
Malt, not roasted  1107.10.00 (b) 16,000 0 
Wheat starch 1108.11.00 120 0 
 
Prepared by : Department for the Strategic Mana gement of Agricultural Production  
 
Notes  
(a) There is a single, combined, quota for s ubheadings 0402.10.00, 0402.21.00 and 0402.29.00. 
(b) There is a single, combined, quota for subheadings 1003.00.90 and 1107.10.00. 
(c) No in-quota imports are recorded for many products given that  the tariff in force was below the in-quota rate.  Imports wer e therefore out-of-quota. 
  
 
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Page 6 Table MA:2 
MARKET ACCESS:  Ecuador 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2003 
 
Lists Relating to Tariff and Other Quota Commitments 
 
Description of products Tariff item  number(s) encompassed in product 
description Tariff quota quantity for period in 
question 
(in tonnes)  In-quota imports during period 
(in tonnes) (c) 
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of the 
Schedule) (from Section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of the 
Schedule) (derived from Section I-B (or I-A) 
of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 4 
Whole turkeys, fresh or chilled 0207.22.00 250 0 
Cuts and offal of fowls of the species Gallus 
domesticus , frozen 0207.14.00 2,500 0 
Milk in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a 
fat content, by weight, not  exceeding 1.5 per cent 0402.10.00 (a)   
Milk in powder, granules or other solid forms, not 
containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, 
of a fat content, by wei ght, exceeding 1.5 per cent 0402.21.00 (a) 1,250 0 
Other, of a fat content of 26 per cent or more by 
weight of the dry product 0402.29.00 (a)   
Glucose 1702.30.90 1,500 0 
Glucose containing fructose 1702.40.10 200 0 
Glucose syrup 1702.40.20 100 0 
Flint maize – other 1005.90.00 19,678 0 
Grain sorghum – other 1007.00.90 12,300 0 
Maize (corn) starch 1108.12.00 137 0 
Soya-bean oil-cake 2304.00.00 17,000 17,000 
Oil-cake of colza or rape seeds 2306.40.00 6,000 0 
Wheat, all headings (other than for animal 
consumption) 1001.00.00 480,000 0  
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Barley, other, except for seed 1003.00.90 (b) 
Malt, not roasted  1107.10.00 (b) 16,000 0 
Wheat starch 1108.11.00 120 0 
 
Prepared by : Department for the Strategic Mana gement of Agricultural Production  
 
Notes  
(a) There is a single, combined, quota for headings 04021000, 04022100 and 04022900. 
(b) There is a single, combined, quota for headings 10030090 and 11071000. 
(c) No in-quota imports are recorded for many products given that  the tariff in force was below the in-quota rate.  Imports wer e therefore out-of-quota.  
 
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Page 8 Table MA:2 
MARKET ACCESS:  Ecuador 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2004 
 
Lists Relating to Tariff and Other Quota Commitments 
 
Description of products Tariff item  number(s) encompassed in product 
description Tariff quota quantity for period in 
question 
(in tonnes)  In-quota imports during period 
 
(in tonnes) (c) 
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of the 
Schedule) (from Section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of the 
Schedule) (derived from Section I-B (or I-A) 
of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 4 
Whole turkeys, fresh or chilled 0207.22.00 250 0 
Cuts and offal of fowls of the species Gallus 
domesticus , frozen 0207.14.00 2,500 0 
Milk in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a 
fat content, by weight, not  exceeding 1.5 per cent 0402.10.00 (a)   
Milk in powder, granules or other solid forms, not 
containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, 
of a fat content, by wei ght, exceeding 1.5 per cent 0402.21.00 (a) 1,250 0 
Other, of a fat content of 26 per cent or more by 
weight of the dry product 0402.29.00 (a)   
Glucose 1702.30.90 1,500 0 
Glucose containing fructose 1702.40.10 200 0 
Glucose syrup 1702.40.20 100 0 
Flint maize – other 1005.90.00 19,678 0 
Grain sorghum – other 1007.00.90 12,300 0 
Maize (corn) starch 1108.12.00 137 0 
Soya-bean oil-cake 2304.00.00 17,000 0 
Oil-cake of colza or rape seeds 2306.40.00 6,000 0 
Wheat, all headings (other than for animal 
consumption) 1001.00.00 480,000 0  
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Barley, other, except for seed 1003.00.90 (b) 
Malt, not roasted  1107.10.00 (b) 16,000 0 
Wheat starch 1108.11.00 120 0 
 
Prepared by : Department for the Strategic Mana gement of Agricultural Production  
 
Notes  
(a) There is a single, combined, quota for s ubheadings 0402.10.00, 0402.21.00 and 0402.29.00. 
(b) There is a single, combined, quota for subheadings 1003.00.90 and 1107.10.00. 
(c) No in-quota imports are recorded for many products given that  the tariff in force was below the in-quota rate.  Imports wer e therefore out-of-quota.  
 
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Page 10 Table MA:2 
MARKET ACCESS:  Ecuador 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2005 
 
Lists Relating to Tariff and Other Quota Commitments 
 
Description of products Tariff item  number(s) encompassed in product 
description Tariff quota quantity for period in 
question 
(in tonnes)  In-quota imports during period 
 
(in tonnes) (c) 
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of the 
Schedule) (from Section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of the 
Schedule) (derived from Section I-B (or I-A) 
of Part I of the Schedule)  
1 2 3 4 
Whole turkeys, fresh or chilled 0207.22.00 250 0 
Cuts and offal of fowls of the species Gallus 
domesticus , frozen 0207.14.00 2,500 0 
Milk in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a 
fat content, by weight, not  exceeding 1.5 per cent 0402.10.00 (a)   
Milk in powder, granules or other solid forms, not 
containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, 
of a fat content, by wei ght, exceeding 1.5 per cent 0402.21.00 (a) 1,250 0 
Other, of a fat content of 26 per cent or more by 
weight of the dry product 0402.29.00 (a)   
Glucose 1702.30.90 1,500 0 
Glucose containing fructose 1702.40.10 200 0 
Glucose syrup 1702.40.20 100 0 
Flint maize – other 1005.90.00 19,678 0 
Grain sorghum – other 1007.00.90 12,300 0 
Maize (corn) starch 1108.12.00 137 0 
Soya-bean oil-cake 2304.00.00 17,000 0 
Oil-cake of colza or rape seeds 2306.40.00 6,000 0 
Wheat, all headings (other than for animal 
consumption) 1001.00.00 480,000 0  
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Barley, other, except for seed 1003.00.90 (b) 
Malt, not roasted  1107.10.00 (b) 16,000 0 
Wheat starch 1108.11.00 120 0 
 
Prepared by : Department for the Strategic Mana gement of Agricultural Production  
 
Notes  
(a) There is a single, combined, quota for s ubheadings 0402.10.00, 0402.21.00 and 0402.29.00. 
(b) There is a single, combined, quota for subheadings 1003.00.90 and 1107.10.00. 
(c) No in-quota imports are recorded for many products given that  the tariff in force was below the in-quota rate.  Imports wer e therefore out-of-quota. 
  
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